jasper65 6 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 is it still too soon to pick sloes? it seems most things are earley this year with these sloes looking pretty ripe but I would hate to pick them before they are ready. also noticed there seems to be far more fruit on the trees compared to the last few years, even the Oaks are full of acorns and the blackberry bushes are heaving with fruit... Jasp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longnob 66 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 id leave them a few weeks yet jasp still early, people say leave till after the first frost it could be january ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeview 791 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 pick the sloes now before someone else does slit them and leave them in the freezer for a couple of days(or until your ready) Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suffolkpoacher 219 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 sloe gin ,best way to make it cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted August 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 cheers all for the replies . would you say that the sloes and most things are earley this year? in the past we've left it until at least October or later but they seem pretty ripe already although still hard. when they're ripe do they soften up? they won't be nicking my sloes they're in the garden Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Everything is early this year. We've got a row of Poplar trees on our daily walk that are losing their leaves already. We we're on holiday in Scotland in April and i was in shorts all the time. No Sloes like yours though Jasper. Still small here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I picked 5 or 6 pounds of sloes this morning in half an hour. They were like grapes on a vine. If it's a sign that fruit is ripe when it easily twists off the branch then these sloes were very ripe indeed. If the old country tale that plenty of fruit on the hedgerow is a sign of a hard Winter then this year it looks like we're going back to the ice age. LOL. The beauty of sloes being ripe now is that there'll be sloe gin ready this side of Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Lots of sloes around here also, hedges are bursting with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eddie1 2 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 same last year hedge rows full of fruit , and look what kind of winter we had , could be some truth in old folk tales ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blooded 62 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I picked some last Friday. If they're ready get em picked. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nice one lads I'll get em picked . the missus picked a good 5lb of Blackberries the other week which was also well ripe, I sampled some tonight in a Blackberry and Apple crumble Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niall_b73 41 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 how long can you keep them in the freezer for ?? niall_b73 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richie198 28 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 how do ya know when the sloes are ripe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anubis Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Can anyone tell me how to tell the differance between damsons and sloes....Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knocker76 40 Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 damsons are bigger mate sloes are roughly 10-12mm and round Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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